With Hurricane Irene now making it's way up the east coast of the US, it's a good time to review what you can do to conserve your phone's battery during power outages. It's also handy for travel, or anytime you won't be able to recharge for an extended period. Fortunately, Android makes it very simple to manage battery life -
Yesterday, Adobe announced the release of Connect Mobile version 1.7. The Android version is now available, and the Blackberry and iPhone versions are coming soon. If you aren't familiar with Connect Mobile, then here is a brief introduction. Adobe Connect is a web conferencing tool, geared mainly towards business users. In other words, it's mostly an enterprise tool. It allows
At times, Apple has taken plenty of criticism over the way it does business with iOS app developers, particularly when it comes to altering terms and conditions after the fact. However, it would appear that Apple is not alone in this behaviour and Amazon seems to be getting in on the act with its Appstore for Android and the Free
Recently I wrote an opinion piece wondering if Smartphones would soon replace universal remotes like Harmony. For a while now, I have been using myRemote on my Droid X to control my Windows 7 Media Center-based HTPC. Recently I have also been trying out DirecTV Remote Pro to control my DirecTV HD DVR. Unfortunately, there is no official DirecTV Remote
While Android started off very slowly from it's debut, it has become the leading smartphone OS. Google recently claimed 500,000 activations per day. Of course, their biggest rival in the market is Apple's iPhone. So, how do they stack up in a head-to-head comparison? Tech Heavy recently published an infographic illustrating what a comparison of the two market giants looks
"The new Android Market will be rolling out in the coming weeks to Android 2.2 and higher phones around the world. You don’t need to do anything - the update is automatic on supported phones. If you’re in the U.S., you’ll also be able to download the Videos app, rent movies, and buy books once you receive the new Android Market."